Told from the perspective of a seventeen-year-old boy in love with a mysterious girl who seems to have an unearthly ability to heal, but the ability carries quite a cost. From the moment Fred meets Aja, he knows she's different. She's pretty, soft-spoken, shy-- and strange things happen around her. A riot breaks out that Aja is able to stop by merely speaking a few words. A friend of Fred's suffers a serious head injury and has a miraculous recovery. Unfortunately, Fred is not the only one who notices Aja's unique gifts. Soon she's in grave danger. Because none of them truly understands the source of her abilities-- or their devastating cost.

Includes excerpt from author's, "Red Queen" at the end of the book.